Report on optimization of educational process at Academy of Public Administration

Only such people who will be in demand in the public
administration sector should study in the Academy of Public Administration
under the aegis of the President of Belarus starting from 1 September, Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko said as he heard out a report on the performance
of the university on 24 July.

The president reminded that the proposals to improve
the process of education in the academy should be submitted to him before
September. It is important to decide who will study and attend professional
advancement courses at the academy, what requirements will be applied to
lecturers, how the tutorial framework will be changed. “What has been done as
of today? What are you going to do next? Do you need assistance and support?
You should step up efforts. Only such people who will be in demand in the
public administration sector should study in the academy starting from 1
September,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed.

“When appointing a new rector we agreed to make the
Academy of Pubic Administration more efficient across the board. All people
studying in the academy, getting professional retraining or advancement should
be in demand in the public administration sector. This is the main thing,” the
president stressed.

These are crucial requirements, the head of state
said. “You understand that this is the only educational institution under the
aegis of the president. Only qualified, smart and intelligent people devoted to
our state and our nation should study there,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

The meeting was attended by Head of the Belarus
President Administration Natalya Kochanova, Education Minister Igor Karpenko,
Rector of the Academy of Public Administration Gennady Palchik.

According to the rector, the academy has already taken
measures to improve the educational process. For example, the structure of
government order and the number of listeners have been optimized. The system of
budget-sponsored education and other aspects have been optimized as well,
Gennady Palchik said. The specialists of the academy have also revised
educational plans and programs taking into account the possible optimization of
education terms. Professional advancement and retraining programs have been
revised too.

The meeting also focused on full-time education at the
academy. In the new academic year 100 first-year students will major in public
administration and law, public administration and economics, management of
information resources. The passing scores were 343, 336 and 341 respectively.
It is expected that university applicants will have centralized tests and
interviews next year. According to the rector, it will help select the most
interested applicants. The head of state supported the innovation and warned
that everything should be open and transparent.

People from other towns account for 84% of all
first-year students. The president mentioned this figure and added that
students from other places know about the life in Minsk and other places.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that all graduates of
the academy should be exceptional specialists because they will form the
administrative pool of the county in the future.

Special attention was drawn to material and technical
facilities of the university. The head of state instructed to improve
dormitories and canteens. He stressed that it should be done in all Belarusian
universities.

The optimization of the Academy of Public
Administration should be an example for all universities in Belarus, the
president said. His requirement is to avoid formalism in the educational
process.